In the Telugu State of Telangana, heavy rainfall continues to lash, especially in the capital city, Hyderabad.
On the 2nd of August, Tuesday, heavy rain lashed Hyderabad inundating roads and disrupting the normal life of the citizens. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad issued an alert for the next five to six days, until the 6th of August.
Furthermore, roads and streets were flooded due to heavy downpour, causing severe trouble to office people and school children. Besides, traffic issues, water logging in isolated areas, and other rain-related issues were reported in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC.)
Water stagnation on roads affected the movement of traffic in areas like Khairatabad, Punjagutta, Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Secunderabad, Mehdipatnam, Ameerpet, L.B. Nagar, Narayanguda, and Himayat Nagar. Vehicular traffic was also affected in Attapur, Upparpally, Rajendra Nagar, and other areas.
Concerned about the rain situation, the Hyderabad Traffic Police said, “Wait for 1-2 hours for the rainwater to drain out and also for the traffic congestion resulting from heavy rains to ease out.” In the alert, issued on the 2nd of August, the traffic police also urged citizens to avoid unnecessarily or not so important travel.”
According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society, the district received 125% excess rainfall. Furthermore, gates of twin reservoirs Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad were opened to let out flood water into the river, which flows through the City.
In addition, the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) opened four gates of Osman Sagar to let out 1,552 cusecs of water, to control the flood situation.
The level of the reservoir on Tuesday morning stood at 1,786 feet against the full tank level of 1,790 feet. Two gates of Himayat Sagar were also opened to release 660 cusecs of water. The water level in the reservoir was 1,761 feet against the full tank level of 1,763 feet.
On the other hand, heavy to moderate rainfall is likely to lash the City for the next few days, said the weather department in Hyderabad.
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